SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

Mbeki: South Africa is facing an "Arab Spring"

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Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Mlondi Mdluli and Hermann Pretorius. They chat about Thabo Mbeki's comments on how South Africa is facing a potential Arab Spring. They also talk about Chinese rocket debris and Tunisia's constitutional referendum.

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27 Jul 2022 9AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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